Our Network Infrastructure
Network infrastructure fundamentals
With infrastructure covering the entirety of France, Orange helps Operators to expand their fixed or mobile broadband and superfast broadband networks.
This infrastructure includes:
- Around 2 million arterial roads of underground or overground civil engineering
- Over 15,000 Points of Presence (Subscriber Connection Nodes (SCNs) for copper local loops and Optical Connection Nodes (OCNs) for optical local loops)
- An optical backbone linking nearly all Points of Presence (POPs)
Under certain conditions, Orange gives access to this infrastructure in accordance with the regulation defined by ARCEP (France’s telecommunications regulatory authority).
In order to allow Operators to define and prepare for their extension projects, Orange provides information on: the copper local loop, at the local level, coupled with a network map, the number of premises to be served, or the presence of fibre optics between the Connection Nodes.
Increased Bandwidth
As part of a regional planning project spearheaded by a local government in France, Orange can embark on operations to reconfigure the copper local loop, and create a new SCN called the Increased Bandwidth Subscriber Connection Node (IBSCN). This will allow broadband or increased throughput on copper lines connected to the new IBSCN.
Civil Engineering Infrastructure
By accessing Orange’s civil engineering infrastructures, Operators can extend a superfast broadband network and fibre optic connections to the buildings of its residential or professional customers.
Hosting
Once Orange has implemented an FTTH optical local loop, Operators can ask for their active equipment to be hosted on Orange’s OCNs.
Outside of Orange’s service areas, an Operator can benefit from resources available in an Orange POP (as long as it is feasible) to plan the installation of the OCN for its FTTH coverage area.
An Operator hosted in an Orange POP (SCN or OCN) can access Orange infrastructure (optical backbone) to collect its traffic soit vers un autre point de présence d’Orange soit vers son propre point de présence.
Backhaul Mobile
Using its extensive experience in broadband and superfast broadband mobile networks, Orange is offering mobile backhaul solutions to Operators who want to expand their own mobile network.
These are end-to-end solutions that include the connection of mobile antennas and the delivery of traffic collected in the Operator’s network.
Related solutions
COMMERCIAL HOSTING
Host your equipment in an Orange Wholesale France data centre.
Hosting in shared space
Have the right location and technical environment to install your equipment.
Equipment hosting in Orange’s Optical Local Loop
Host your equipment in Orange premises to gain access to fibre optic local loops.
Dedicated co-location
Host your equipment in our capacity services and activated DSL services dedicated spaces.
OPTICAL LOCAL LOOP CIVIL ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE (OLL CEI)
Independently deploy your optical network using Orange’s civil engineering infrastructures and utility poles.
Optical Local Loop Civil Engineering Infrastructure (OLL CEI)
Independently deploy your network using Orange’s civil engineering infrastructures and utility poles.
Support services for the Civil Engineering Infrastructure access solution
Get support for your studies and deployments using Orange’s civil engineering infrastructures and utility poles.
Shared Connection Points (SCP)
Increase your throughput in areas where a fibre optic project has yet to be implemented.
Prestations d’Accompagnement Points de Raccordements Mutualisés
Montez en compétence rapidement sur l’offre PRM et approfondissez vos connaissances.
Fibre Optic Connection (FOC)
Collect your traffic from the Subscriber Connection Nodes where your equipment is hosted thanks to Orange’s optical fibre.
Provision of Preliminary Information about Orange’s Local Loop Infrastructures
Get the information necessary to deploy your network.
Broadband Virtual Private Network (BVPN)
Interconnect all of your national sites with superfast broadband.
Subsea capacity
Connect overseas departments with superfast broadband.
Mobile Ethernet Core 2 (MEC 2)
Connect all of your mobile sites to your central sites via Orange’s Ethernet network.
National and Local SNCF Réseau Optimum Backbone
Build an optical backbone for yourself and your customers with our dark fibre rental solutions.
BACKHAUL SOLUTION
Integrated Access to Mobile Operator Capillary Networks (IAMOCN)
Meet the specific needs of mobile Operators looking for an easy way to increase their throughput.